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to deep-fry

to deep-fry

8 2.8
Cook food by putting it completely in hot oil
  • verb
  • /ˈdiːpˌfraɪ/
translation icon : freír en profundidad
  • They served mozzarella sticks deep fried in egg roll dough.
  • deep-fried turkey
  • oil for deep-frying
  • deep-fried chicken

They served mozzarella sticks deep fried in egg roll dough.

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Examples

  • Brussels sprouts, roasted, raw, or deep-fried.

    Blog text (16)
  • As I got older, my appreciation for both onions and everything battered and deep-fried grew.

    Blog text (2)
  • In Scotland, they deep-fry everything.

  • I could go for another stick of deep-fried butter.

  • The chicken was cubed and deep-fried.

    Blog text (7)
  • Natasha was busy in the kitchen kneading teftele—balls of meat, rice, and onion—that she would later deep-fry in oil.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • To make the perfect crispy chicken, you should deep-fry it in hot oil for about 15 minutes.

  • He decided to deep-fry the fish to give it a crunchy texture that everyone loves.

  • For the best results, always deep-fry your vegetables at the right temperature to avoid sogginess.

Synonyms

to french-fry
vsto deep-fry
  • US
3 2.6

To cook food in hot oil until it becomes crisp and golden

focuses on the same cooking method but not on crisp golden result
to deep-fat-fry
vsto deep-fry
1 3.3

To cook food by putting it completely in hot oil

is identical in meaning but differs only in word form or spelling

How Fried

to deep-fry
8 2.8
to pan-fry
3 2.9

Surface Forms

deep-fry infinitive
deep-fried past
deep-fried past participle
deep-frying present participle
deep-fries third person singular

Morphology

deep-fry = deep + fry (transparent) = deep + fry

A direct compound of 'deep' + 'fry' describing the cooking method of immersing food completely in hot oil.

Etymology

Deep-fry comes from the parts deep ('very far down') and fry ('to cook in hot oil'), so it means to put food completely in hot oil to cook it quickly and make it crispy.